The Series A money comes from Seattle investment firm Madrona Venture Group and from a Palo Alto firm, Advanced Technology Ventures.

Previously, Cedexis said it raised $1 million in angel funding in 2009 from investors in Paris.

Cedexis has 20 employees, half in Portland. the company said it's planning to add another 10 Portland jobs.

Chief executive Marty Kagan, formerly vice president of engineering at Jive Software, started Cedexis in 2009. The company helps clients monitor and optimize online applications stored in the Internet cloud.

Cedexis says it has 130 customers, including several large consumer brands -- Izod, Dior, Le Monde and Volkswagen, among others.

The company has been focused on Europe for the past two years, according to J.D. Mooney, Cedexis' head of sales. It's now entering the U.S. market.